BRATTICE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BRATTICE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BRATTICE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRATTICE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRATTICE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRATTICE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BRATTICE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRATTICE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BRATTICE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalhistorical
A partition of boards or cloth in a mine shaft used to direct the flow of air for ventilation.
A brattice was fitted in coal mines to force fresh air along a working and drive foul air out. In older fortification texts the same word named a wooden tower or parapet.
How BRATTICE is used
Brattice is a mining term, also used as a verb meaning to fit with such a partition.
- The miners hung a brattice cloth to guide the air.
- A wooden brattice divided the shaft in two.
- Smoke drifted along the brattice toward the exit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BRATTICE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BRATTICE
2 longer words begin with BRATTICE.
Shorter words from the letters in BRATTICE
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Common questions about BRATTICE
- Is BRATTICE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BRATTICE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BRATTICE worth?
- BRATTICE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BRATTICE mean?
- A partition of boards or cloth in a mine shaft used to direct the flow of air for ventilation.
- What letters can be added to BRATTICE?
- BRATTICE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BRATTICE:
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